East Texas A&M vs UConn Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/19/24

The East Texas A&M Lions and the UConn Huskies meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Gampel Pavilion. Here’s an East Texas A&M vs UConn prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best East Texas A&M vs UConn pick. We will examine:

The East Texas A&M Lions’ recent form and player performance

The UConn Huskies’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the East Texas A&M Lions

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the UConn Huskies

Recent betting trends in games played between East Texas A&M and UConn

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the East Texas A&M vs UConn game

East Texas A&M Lions Betting Preview

The Lions skidded to a rough start this year, going 0-3 against a trio of tricky squads. The opener was an 89-67 loss to Iowa, then came a closer 91-83 defeat by South Dakota. Game three was a rough one: an 87-55 blowout loss at the hands of Texas A&M.

Matched up against Southern U on Wednesday, the Lions got their first victory of the year—but it was close. East Texas A&M was up 37-35 by halftime and powered out a 70-68 outcome. Khaliq Abdul-Mateen led the way on 18 points with five rebounds.

UConn Huskies Betting Preview

Over on the UConn side, they’ve got three games in the can this year with all three being sizable victories. The Huskies rolled past Sacred Heart 92-56 in the opener and didn’t have much issue with New Hampshire 92-53 in game two.

Last Wednesday versus Le Moyne, UConn notched another blowout victory. The Huskies hit a 38-19 pace in the first half, then closed on a 52-30 run for a 90-49 result. Alex Karaban posted a team-high 17 points with three rebounds in 28 minutes of action.

Why the Connecticut Huskies will win

• Connecticut has won each of its last 23 night games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Texas A&M-Commerce has lost each of its last five road games against non-conference opponents.
• Texas A&M-Commerce has lost the first half in six of its last eight games.

East Texas A&M vs UConn Prediction

I’ll still lean toward UConn, but I’m also not messing with it. The line’s just way too thick to play around with. The Huskies haven’t really been challenged yet this year, and this should be another sizable win. In their victory over Le Moyne, UConn rolled with 55.6 percent shooting, 42 rebounds, 24 team assists, and just seven turnovers. They’ve scored 90 or more points in all three games so far.

As for East Texas A&M, they’re coming off their best showing of the year but things are about to get much more difficult. The Lions had a sloppy game against Southern U with 17 turnovers, but the good news is they shot very well (48.1 percent). That said, I doubt they’ll finish anywhere remotely close on Tuesday. You wouldn’t be crazy for trying the Lions against that gargantuan line, though.